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A Rosary and Holy Hour of Adoration will be held at St. Jude’s after the 9:00 Mass Monday, September 3rd  to pray for victims of sexual abuse and in reparation for the sins of the clergy. [...]

Today, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge issued a letter to the faithful in which he addresses the ongoing child sex abuse crisis and the Pennsylvania grand jury report. Read the Letter If you are [...]

This letter was originally included in the August 19th, 2018 St Jude bulletin   Dear Brothers and Sisters, Ordinarily, any bulletin column I write is sent to press a week before printing, [...]

Statement from Bishop Burbidge on the First Anniversary of the Violent March on Charlottesville   For Immediate Release August 10, 2018   As we mark the first anniversary of the [...]

Curious about the new St. Jude Church? Wonder what influenced the design and architecture? Take a virtual tour of with Father Hudgins.    

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Bishop’s Lenten Appeal (BLA) is the primary means of support for more than 40 ministries, programs, services and charitable works of our Diocese, [...]

“I was 19 years old, full of insecurities…It took me almost 30 years to understand…that there is nothing that God cannot forgive.” “When I was in my early [...]

National Vocation Awareness Week   National Vocation Awareness Week is November 5-11 this year. This is an opportunity for all the faithful of our diocese to reflect on, pray for, promote [...]

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,   As you have seen in media reports, while residents in Texas are only beginning their recovery effort from Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma has caused [...]

Bishop Burbidge’s Statement on Violence in Charlottesville   Seeing the violence in Charlottesville was saddening and disheartening. The more we read about the demonstration of racism, [...]